My "New" S&W DA .38 4th Model.

[Captain John Jarrett]

All,

English proved and retailed by Cogswell & Harrison! Picked it up today and I have to say the blue, case colours, bore, grips, mechanics, all in very great shape!!! Enjoy...

John.

[Captain John Jarrett]

more pics.

[Pancho Peacemaker]

Very nice 38 DA!

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Another fine example of English firearms art.

I really enjoyed getting to "admire" some of your others at the Nats, Cap'n John!

[St. George]

To be clear - it's an American-made S&W, retailed through an English dealer, and not English-made.

Many of the bigger English firms supplied American weaponry - all those I've seen have the dealer's name engraved either on the barrel (as seen here) or on the backstrap as seen on the S&W 'Baby Russian' I occasionally shoot.

It has has ivory grips.

Mine was sold by 'F.T. Baker, 88 Fleet Street, London' - the manufacturers of the custom-fitted Baker shotguns.

Scouts Out!

[Captain John Jarrett]

All,

Thanks for the approval marks gents, she is quite nice if I do say so myself, and as St. George points out she is an American Smith and Wesson.

  But my biggest wonder is how did it get from here, to there, and back again in such wonderful condition? Looking at the recoil shield there is barely any markings from fired shells, and the lockup for both barrel to frame/cylinder, are like a bank vault which leads me to believe it has been fired very, very, little!

Steel Horse-

  Glad you appreciated my show and tell, but I do apologize for the history lesson....I tend to forget that most aren't that involved in the details, and I have to keep a sharp eye for the glazed over expression that people tend to get when I go on and on and on....

[Dynamite Bill]

if Cap'n can fire thatun likes he fires 'dat uthurun, ya,ll better look out. he hit the running man 5 times & nearly emptied the other revolver before the running man hit the haybale. SHAZAM!!!!!!!!

[Cutter Carl]

Capt.

It was great shooting on the same posse with you.  The guns and outfits were great.  I guess you have a new one for the National next year.

Cutter Carl

[Captain John Jarrett]

CC,

It was my pleasure to shoot with you as well, I enjoyed our talks while waiting my turn! I hope we can shoot in the same posse sometime again in the near future...

John.

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Cap'n John, you didn't see any glazed look on MY countenance ... I appreciate the fine details.

Like the fact that it is an American S&W, NOT an English firearm as I incorrectly said in my 1st post!